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Prosecutors will continue calling witnesses this morning in the trial of Noor Salman, as they work to prove that Salman helped her husband plot the massacre at Pulse nightclub. Testimony in the case against Omar Mateen’s widow began last week. Jurors have already seen graphic video of the mass...

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An update on day 10 of the Noor Salman trial.

An update on day 10 of the Noor Salman trial.

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Omar Mateen states "airstrikes need to stop," while talking to operator during Pulse shooting.

Omar Mateen states "airstrikes need to stop," while talking to operator during Pulse shooting.

Get Healthy Orlando

Entrepreneurs across Central Florida have opened inns and bike shops — and one city is investing more than $1 million to boost business — all in hopes of benefiting from a bike trail that’s carving a path through the state. With about 80 percent of the 250-mile Coast-to-Coast Trail now complete,...

Entertainment

As thousands enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival on Sunday afternoon, a smaller — but just as rewarded — group of arts fans sought refuge a few blocks away at a slightly calmer event. I say “slightly calmer” because on the bill inside Rollins College’s Tiedtke...

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Local and State News

A 64-year-old Eustis man was killed Sunday night after his motorcycle crashed, a Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman said. Dwain Haymond was traveling east on Seagrape Avenue in Eustis on his 1986 Honda motorcycle when the accident occurred at 8:45 Sunday night near the intersection with Honeysuckle...

Restaurants & Recipes

This St. Patrick’s Day weekend promises to be a festive one in Orlando with plenty of brews, food and events to make anyone feel a little lucky. Enjoy some festivities Block Party: Irish dancers, live music and food and drink specials will make for a lively celebration at Liam Fitzpatrick’s Restaurant...

Central Florida Business

Lockheed Martin has landed another huge contract, $3.5 billion to maintain over 300,000 devices and systems used by the military, the company announced Friday. And that will result in at least a few dozen new jobs in Orlando if not more, company officials said, and possibly thousands of new jobs...

The 500 new jobs would come to Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control plant in South Orlando and command an average salary of $87,000.

The 500 new jobs would come to Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control plant in South Orlando and command an average salary of $87,000.

Travel

Royal Caribbean is putting an arsenal of pricey bells and whistles on its private Bahamas island CocoCay. The $200 million upgrade is the first of what the line hopes to be many private destination upgrades that it’s calling the Perfect Day Island Collection. “When you name a place Perfect Day,...

Royal Caribbean announced a $200 million upgrade to CocoCay as part of its Perfect Day Island Collection. The private island will get a 13-slide water park including the tallest slide in North America and wave pool. Also at the resort will be the largest freshwater pool in the Caribbean, zip line,

Royal Caribbean announced a $200 million upgrade to CocoCay as part of its Perfect Day Island Collection. The private island will get a 13-slide water park including the tallest slide in North America and wave pool. Also at the resort will be the largest freshwater pool in the Caribbean, zip line,

Sports

The Orlando Pride took to Twitter Monday morning to unveil their new purple and white secondary kit, showing off a new look for the club a few days before the start of the 2018 NWSL season. The new Eola Energy Kit, which is on sale in The Den in Orlando City Stadium, more closely resembles the...

Courtesy of Orlando Pride

The new Orlando Pride secondary kit is white and purple, more closely resembling the men's secondary look.

The new Orlando Pride secondary kit is white and purple, more closely resembling the men's secondary look. (Courtesy of Orlando Pride)

Opinion

Ten weeks ago, when we presented our top 10 priorities for the Florida Legislature’s 2018 session, we didn’t foresee that a single catastrophic event — the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland — would vault another issue to the top of the list. Today we grade...

Health & Science

Seminole County once again ranks among the five healthiest counties in Florida, while the rankings for Lake, Orange and Osceola counties remained comparable to last year’s, according to the 2018 County Health Rankings released on Wednesday. “The rankings tell us where we live matters to how we...

Schools & Education

Chelsey McCurdy, a second-grade teacher at Lost Lake Elementary School in Clermont who has coached other teachers on strategies for improving learning, has been named the Lake school district’s 2018-19 Rookie Teacher of the Year. She is in her third year of teaching at the school. Teachers who...

Nation/World

Two freight trains collided and derailed in Kentucky shortly before midnight, injuring four people and igniting a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said Monday. Nearby residents were evacuated "out of an abundance of caution after the crash was reported at 11:14 p.m., Lexington...